Recording means



Dec. 4, 1928.l 1,693,701

H. L. MERRICK RECORDING MEANS 3 Sheets-Sheet l Filed Jan. 10. 1925 Y N NYO HLJUerr/ H. L. MERRICK RECORDING MEANS Filed Jan. l0. 1925 3Sheets-Sheet 2 vwantoz Hljwerrz'ck 111.5 @www H. L. MERRICK Dec. 4;1928.

RECORDING MEANS s 'sheets-sheer Filed Jan '10. 1925 material handlingmeans,

handling way or traveling' :.\'mveyer` in sucp' i -stantlallyf oni theAlne 1*4 `ofFigure 2- look- Patented Der.. 4, 1928.

UNETED STATES HERBERT L. MERRICK, or PASSAIC. NEW JERSEY.

'RECORDING MEANS.

Appncation me@ January 1o, 1925. seal Nofiei.

'lhis invention relates to graphic recording means or a 4chart recorder,and it is the object ofthe invention-f to provide an improved r'ecorderof this character which while adapted for various ses is particularly'adapted for use to graphically record or indicate'the quantityonnaterial handled by s uch asa material cessive perio'dsof-time of vthesame dui-ation, -to indicate {iuctuations'or vnrlations'in thequantities' of materiall handled in .such suc c'essve periods'oftime, aswell as the total quantity ofmaterial handledt during" such successivevperiods ottime, and -to provide means for this purpose which is simplein structure and highly efficient in use. w

-It-'isa further object. of the-invention to provide in connection with'graphic recordir\g' 'n'\ea'nsv of'this character a counter to in-`iicte lthe total quantityfo'f meteriel-handled during the successiveperiods of time,as well' Afurther ohjectoffthe invention relates toa'nimproved graduatdjdial oruse inconinvention are illnstratedhin thedra-wings accompanying and foljrminga'part of the present npplice't-ionvin which Figure 1 is' Nflont elevation of'a casing' in whichthehctuating ineans of' the recording. rnechani'smis mounted' andarranged for visual observationjof "a dial onv which the recordis'grzipliically in'dicated. I

'incr in the direction ofthelarrow s i -Figure 611s F i gore 2 is afront elevation of the casing shown' in jFigure 1 with theclosu'retherefor in open position, the dial being reniovedend portions partlybroken away' to indicate the mechanism' mounted in the casing; i

Figure 3'is across sectionl View taken s'uli- Stanciellytn th'e' line3;;301. Figure 2' 1001iigure 4=is a crosss'ectionl vlew' taken subinffin the direction ofthe arrow-12,2;

ligure islirsideielevatifn ofelectroifiagf Figuwezis eneinyiewmeidelevati@ f meehanisin to operatel'th actiiatiirgf'meaiiseo'mliinecltherewith:- todeter- 1 :it-lie magnetsY tion by n hzisp andloch, as shown :it 18. The

closure is also arranged -with :i soli/ii'ii througlewhiehf-to ghegrnerecorder or counter mounted within the casing- Y.

The dial D is mount-cd open arotatuble support in the form of nnerboxbypassing said arbor th rough a [enomtioncentr-ailly olf the dial andclmping thediulf the hub of agear 2L fi'xedon saidarbor giflkl a.ltnnrled-nut 22' (Figure. 3)', threaded? onto the on ter end of thearbor. said :tx-hor being rotatably; mounted ill/xr fra-ine-(,desgnatedi in a genera 1 wey-Tati Fg) mountediomthe -byclrof theeasing.

l. :To prevent tlm-dialjfgromLf-oldinnfii 4mid cifumpling; :rplate 2 4;preferal)lyonnetixl,` is

i rotated step by step or, intermittentlyrby;electromagnetic-allynierated means, colprism'g a :juivotki gr-supported rocker 25iicla'piecl tb be oseillntcl 'pr recipro'ced :a: pair tfrmagnets of theSolenoid t'ifpel', 27 :xrrahgedfsit opposite sdesof-fthe 'pivotalstippm'bg of rocker, the ffm-leer .hzwingf assoeizibed therewith u har:iQ-of' magnet-imhiemnferial to serre :1:: :in :xrizmnre common-.lb bothof 5A1s me nung-no6, =br-uinstdnce lheimnre.is-nergincdl-it-willfbperate-t-o :il-tract the ha r 29 to thc corethereof and nrmfe the= rocker i-n one'dit'eCt-in, and when-Sthe other`-nlzrgn'el--4` iScnQgiZed Tit willszrttr'bt che. lnlr`-2 tlfexrt'o:rnd-nve the rocker-in reverso direction. The dial is rotatedpzrwlanfl-mlclet mechanism through the movement-s pf thc rocher andcdx'npliesrwigatnlret whoel@ (Figui-es 2, 23,' 9 andzlO); rotathlg.'nimm-ted Vin the "frame F andopeatiyely connr-.irted to the geur 21 ofthe digblfrbeixbyf a gear 31 rotatable with the ra-tcliet.wheel ;'1nd :ninterposed train' o gen1-inw' 39.. This mix-het. wheel has :in unex-'ennmnqer of teethE pri-f hl; .live in: numhei; The .ratchet otnily mounted:at one end upon :x rziz'rilxi' -l to he suspended therefrom :indp-neilinizcal tu have substantially longitudinal movement :it oppositesides ef the ratchet wheel, :is clearly Shown in Figures 2 and El. 35may he attached to or ferm :in integral part, of the rocker. The pnn'll-l is of less length than the pziwl 33 and they :are nor- Idall'y rgtll'5 1 springti, c-:znnect'cel nt olposite ends to the pzwls, in :idirection towaird cach other andv the ratchet wheel niti'licng'rgenlent? 4iiith"fixed. stop pins 37 fixed lie pzxwl carrier. lfhenthe rocker is xiiof'dlip\vnr l through the influence of the liuagnetu :Lpellet; 38 extending from the pil-Wl 33,5 :i direct-ion toward theratchet lvlieelwi-lhengiige witah;a-'tootlro-sztid wheel ahdame, the'wheel:- one 'tooth space,- such mvemen t.' ofthe ratelietwvheelflgieing,trans- 'x:tedbhroughfthe i tir-afin olfgee-ring 3E-to .Gle fdilmhon`The pawl-pelle- 3S iis mairita'ined in-enggenionblwithjthematclretgxifheel through the' .iih'inence othespring-36: As bherocker 25! isi moverlgdnwnniaid through the influence of the magnet-'27;by the arrange .mentffo thcoxtended; pallet, efr-pawl, the letter will'cls/r .the teeth of; thef'ratelet wheel -ami .the-fend gof pmwSilvhngage -fqtoot-h lof- -the f ratclit--wheel-grolinting .bhe/@ame and:thereby bhedial! nel-1dr, fthe-auml encinro cker islimited-.endecontrolled lzvyfhafpair o f .etape-25, Lardiente-bly carried, one;-ahove ond the other-beleg' the-,rockerffbya-brgicket fixed -tit-hcfflmne-:E To;-ce-1pensat e for afny e djqstimentinf-the movement,:offzhe rocker lthe :hmgnctsit 2 :the heiem-hlm. ,For :this pur f methc-:inngnet enmoat is susp ended; from the. pivot support 28 of therocker h wj-.pifyoge- .shaped-member adapted- .to jlaev'm fiubly:idjosted relai-ine llohethro W; o the rocker and pnwlsfy'Bigo'fnietheneby between v:u -pa-ir The idia-l 'D'iszndtho ffogm B@disk having graclmitions: frei-)meen ttrtiyveg foi; weight. 'and timtoigraphically; record? and; i ndifeate the :quatiftles Fofxhaieriallezixjrdledv during :successiveperiods ofi {ti-me fof the fsa meduration Aendete' indicante the total 'weight hendled durngsuoh snecssi'eperiods elftilnew For this 'purpose-the clielisV arranged with'areriee of concentric :rndA eqndisln'tly spaced circles 4ltherconftomio-'pide -tl1e:;fl.-':l -wvitli uieerive of-comentada; grmuetionsifwiepresertt tim'e .and -e'ch graduation beingeinflicutie'- of :iperiodozbimcofgne hou'r.-: The; dial in the presentinstginoe-slarrzmged' with 'tively-e of (gf-such gundu'zitipns;being.representative of twelve hours ofiiiine It-will he obviou that theremlayrbe :L or greater number of such grndim'tionsl The. circulargradiintior lare divided into equiclistzuit :ind circumferenarbor. T hecircumferentially disposed spaces formed by the radial lines arerepresentative of weight, in the present instance'each' gradir ation orspace being indicative of ten pounds, although it will-be obvious-thatsuch space may be' indicative of a. less or greater number of 'pounds orrepresent units of' welght 1n tons. The concentric circular gradnations4l are arranged with indices reading successively outward and indicativenl' time. in' the present'instance from. 'l'. a. m. to 12 in. 'and froml p. m. to 7 p. m., representative of twelve hours of time. The, dialmay be pro vided with one or more seriesvof such indices, .there beingfour. series in thepresent instance illustrated. The circumferentiallydisposed gradations are arrang'etlgwith, in-

dices from .zero Lto one thousand, repreentaf tive Aor' .weigh'tieachspace being representav tive of' ten younds and the indiesvbein'grinmultiples of fifty. and4 arranged gabout the peri pheralportionao-tl1efdial,.saidi indices pre'erably commencing.v and;terminating. at 1one.; of the rajdial linesiwhichhasgaseries of thetimeindices arranged relative thereof@ JA central portion oi lthe dial isf.'preferably left blanle to inscribe, thereon-:the total meightrofthezrnaterialhandled l-during the ,twelve or less number of hoursofrtime.

A graphie reordgs made. upon the dial. by a sriber. in scribing Qa lineon'thedial parallel toA the .oncentric division@ lines 1,-';and. .e'xending-:in 'the .drectienfoftraeltoi'theidial, and after-f@predetermined periode'af timer-in thegpresent instancehonrlyperiogls,islmoved 01? stepped ilatIereHy-.Qr radieuxerf'rredeterarrived.dietmeffin.the@resentinstaaeeidiS- .t-anCe-efamh wate; wxlthtoi. one: Qf-ithe'nircular, Spares.; @ireneionefcircrlnnfivsonlirez-w i their# fslleednei Outeriidirison ilne., .theane-leent).tended-bysucheiiccessirely inscribe-d .circulan-.lines being,representatige :0f the weiehtfei theimaterielthardled: every successivehour-gs. i @his Sribri! may -bhany suitabletool adapt-debo visiblefline.or mank on fthedial', suchal-:isgaspenoilxtf turbe-d te@ carrie.empeisne @minettestionsi'f, A22 .the=-et,i9nf42fhei11greleaeeblyconnectedio the; section X42?, audio.` layelongitdinal a djistlrrent;relative thereto. 1 {,he .sections 42a, @Brand themalrker earriedtherehy-h areA been herein termed; the I scriber. vThe scriber isadjilstablyicerried lig/zone arm of alever/l;pivotallysupportedri.arrame ,-'l fixed to. .the rametE wherehygthe freeend or' the -scriberAearrjgling v.tlei.Inarlreltf extends Vin front of and-injuxtaposedrelationto the dial to be observed through .the fwindow "13 in thecasing closure' 12-,the -pivotal'snpport of the scriber carrier 43 andthe radial division lines-42 on the dial being su 'arranged and the;marker carrying end of the scriber Apositioned-so that-it'will be movedin a line f-transversely or laterally of the dial in parallelrelationtosaid divisional lines 42; The

scriber is preferably made of resilientinaterial and arranged so thatthe tension thereof Awill press the marker against the dial withsullicient force to inscribe a marl( on the dial vbut notsucienttoretard the movement of the dialr.- It will lie/obvious the scriber -willinscribe aline onfthe dinl during the rota- ;tivemovement'ofthe latterin parallel reln- Ation to* thecireulandivision lines 41. However, afterthe lapse ofsa predetermined period of. time, in-.ltliepijesent instanceperiods of: one hour, the, scriber isfmoved-.laterally orradi'zrllyoutward of the dial -to= mark the dialin Parallelrelation tothe next adjacent outer, .clicular A divisionA line, the 1niimber of cirlimfel'entiaL .spaces travelseill l l)y Athe seriber4Vbeingrepresentative-of and indioating vthe quantity. oriweight of;material handled during snchzsuccessive periods citarne-L A., 1:'lhisI:lateral movemergtris imparted to, the scribe: by :meansY ntheiermeo a.cam; .45 (.figiirrl) actuated by time ontmlled meanseolieiziefisgefsr'rng motorf-:vrhichi-s in the -Jwtilref-Oaielokimeremnttdesignatedaivre eeeereh Them-s fxedtpashafteroetablmolmtv ed in. thef-remex, frvfrirvhichieaia. e: .cern-ielleirer-A( carried-by theiothergarl 1h-the leger la--fora-thefscriberrofoperatesysaid:lever i Ul) "Tos @Frying-Shaft .16Wherebi' dffeeargs leaved As stated the present invention is adapted wonsssgvo'i" rial handled for substantially nine successive periodsoftime', 'eachp'erid of.t ime'.being one hour. .The mechanismiv'aslset'in' opera-f tion 'at approximately 9a. 'orshortly there.-

aiter .with thescriberE .in po'sition' coinciding' with the circulardivision line 'indicated by 9 and the radial division linerepresentative of 290 pounds. During the period of time from S) oclockto 10 oclock the quantity of material handled is represented by theportion 77 of the curved indicating line extending 4from Pthe radiallines indicative of 290 pounds to the radial division line indicativeot' 4T() pounds, the quantity or weicht of material handled being thedillerence etn-'een 290 and -170 pounds or 180 pounds. At vthis time thescriber is moved or stepped laterally, indicated by the portion 78 ofthe graphic recording line. During the next hour or from 10 to 11 oclockthe quantity oi'Y material handled is indicated by the portion 79 of thegraphic recording line reading from the radial division line `indicativeof i 470 pounds to the radial line indicative of 590 pounds and theweight of material handled being the dilerencel between 470 and 580pounds or 120' pounds. After each successive period of time of one hourthe scribcr is moved laterally a distance between adjacent. circulardivision lines, and the weightof material handled is indicated by the`ra :hic line between two portions of said line in icative of thelateral movement of the scriber. While the Weight of the material Adial; a rotatable cam arranged with a suc cessively stepped andprogressively increased throw; a clock work operative to rotate said camat a constant speed independent of the dial rot-ating means; a lever toone arm of which lever the scriber is connected and the other armarranged with a cam follower to izo-operate' with the cam, and saidlever normally urged in a direction to position the cam follower inengagement with the cam and the scriber toward the axis of the dial, anda clock movement upon the arbor of the hour hand on which the cam ismounted and adapted to actuate the cam to move the leverl apredetermined distance at successive periods of time and the scriberlaterally of the dia-l for the purpose specified.

2. In means to graphically record the quantity of material handled bymaterial handling -means in apredetermined period of time, al

source'o'i electricityhaving a make and breakcont-actin"circuittherenith controlled by the material lgandlinrr means;a dial; a rotatable supportlor the dlaljrnca-ns t'o rotateI said dial 1supportj electromagnetic' means in circuit with the sourceoflclectricity' and adapted to be connected into and cut out of circuittherewith by the make and break contact to control the energizati'on ot'said electromagnetic means and intermittently actuate the rotatingmeans; and means to cro-operate with the dial to inscribe a linethercon'to extend in the direction of travel oi' the dial and laterallyfo r a predetermined distance at successive periods of time for thepurpose specified.

3. In means to graphically record the quantity of material handled bymaterial handling means in successive Vperiods of time, a source ofelectricity having electromagnetic means and circuit clcsinU and openingmeansconnected in circuit therewith, said circuit closing and openingmeans being operative at variable successive periods of time; a rotatfable dial;` means operative from the electromagnetic means to rotatesaid dial and means to inscribe a line on the dial to extend in thedirection of travel of the dial and laterally thereof for apredetermined distance at suc cessive predetermined periods of time.

4. In means to graphically record the. quantity of material handled bymaterial handling means in successive periods of time and an intcgratingdevice controlled by said material handling means, means controlled bythe iutegrating device to graphicallyreoord the result. of theintegration comprising a source of electricity having electromagneticmeans and circuit closing and opening means controlled by theintegrating device incircuit therewith; a rotatable dial gineansactuatedby theelectromagnetic means and controlled by the movement ofthe integrating device to rotate said dial variable distances insuccessive predetermined periods of time; and a. scriber to graphicallyrepresent on the dial the variations in the rotation of the dial duringthe snccessive periods of time.

5. In means to graphically-record the quantity of material handled bymaterial h andlinv' means and an integrating device controlled by saidmaterial handling means to determine the quantity of mate-rial handledby the material handling mea-ns', n. rotatable dial means to rotate saiddial controlled by the integrating device; and means to inscribe alineon the dial to extend in the direction of travel of the dial indicativeof the quantity of material handled, and moved successively laterally ofthe dial a predetermined distance indicative of p'eriods of t-ime.

6. In mea-ns to graphically record the quantity of material handled by amaterial handling way in. successive periods of time and an integratingdevice cont-rolled by said matelill) trollei

